The Science Behind Nature - in Layperson Speak
A shorter version appeared in the Redlands Community News. For Scott Eliason, a Regional Botanist with the U.S. Forest Service, the recent agreement protecting four endangered plants from mining goes far, far back. Over 25 years..... When Eliason began working on the San Bernardino National …
Continue Reading about Four Endangered California Native Plants Finally Get Saved
This is an offshoot from another article I wrote. Bugs are good! I'm fascinated with Bumble Bees. Since we replaced our front lawn with mostly California native plants - now almost 15 years ago - I can't wait for January when our first manzanitas start blooming -- and there they are. Bumble Bees! …
Continue Reading about Bumble Bees – Read this & you will appreciate them too
Featured Photo by Emily Bendemire E.O. Wilson, the ecologist and author known as the ‘father of biodiversity’, championed insects during his long career. He was the one who said, “If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten …
Continue Reading about Bugs are Good….! and need our conservation
Having a sustainable yard, meaning that you avoid depleting natural resources to bring about an ecological balance, is a goal of more and more folks. After all, we’ve all witnessed places we love get suddenly altered by development. But for many of us, we have our yards, or even the balcony in our …
It's the last day of July, the temps are creeping up to 100 every day, and you would think the birds would stop fledging babies. Instead, we have a begging baby mockingbird out in front keeping its exhausted parents busy. And orioles, along with many competitors, are feeding Nevin's barberry …
The last couple years I've been marveling at the rich bird and native bee and other insect populations at our California native plant-heavy yard. I've promoted native plants for home landscapes for years, giving local talks and harping on their benefits to anyone who will listen. In that vein, …
